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Nicholas Mokwena
  • P2 billion drawn from 11 Special Funds to fight COVID-19

    Minister of Finance, Peggy Serame says an amount of P2 billion was injected into the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus) Relief Fund as seed capital.She said all Special Funds are established in terms of Section 38 of the Public Finance Management Act,...

  • Govt. plans to lease vehicles from Batswana registered companies

    There are currently 2 677 vehicles parked in all Government Fleet Management (GFM) Stations countrywide with some awaiting public auction and others awaiting repairs.This was revealed by Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale who said...

  • Serame, Dikoloti conundrum * BDP Goodhope-Mmathethe Constituency drama at its peak

    Fresh information has resurfaced that could nullify the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Southern Regional Committee’s decision to reject an appeal by Finance Minister Peggy Serame.Serame lost against her cabinet counterpart Dr Edwin Dikoloti, the...

  • Inside BOSETU’s hostile takeover

    Daggers are out for Tobokani Rari, the Secretary General of BOSETU and his president, Winston Radikolo by forces seeking to vapourise the militant trade union and sanitise it ahead of the General Election slated for October, this publication has...

  • Moeding College staff decry deplorable living, working conditions

    Deplorable living and working conditions at Moeding College have forced teachers to petition the school Principal.The dire situation is a real danger to both teachers and learners. In the petition, the teachers argue that they have witnessed a...

  • Botswana laws disadvantages Indigenous People - Ditshwanelo

    The government of Botswana has been urged to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and to enshrine these rights in the Constitution of Botswana.These rights include the right to water, right to education, right to...

  • Minister Serame orders BURS cleanup

    Minister of Finance Peggy Serame has instructed Commissioner General, Jannette Makgolo to address alleged corruption within the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Botswana Guardian has learned.According to information obtained by this...

  • BDP leadership admits fault in Bulela Ditswe mess

    Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership has admitted failing democrats in the party’s Bulela Ditswe. The party is currently attending to complaints from candidates for the two batches of primaries held last month.BDP Secretary General, Kavis...

  • P10 million BOSETU residential plots to be unveiled

    Botswana Sectors of Educators Union (BOSETU) president Winston Radikolo is set to unveil P10 million worth of residential plots in Gaborone to union members.This happens a few weeks ahead of the elective congress where Radikolo will be seeking a new...

  • BDP Tswapong South election results contested

    Deric Ramaano, a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) member who lost in the party’s primary elections to former cabinet member Dorcas Makgato, has demanded that the outcome of the Tswapong South July 27th 2024 election results be nullified.In his...

  • BPF sued for withdrawing from UDC

    Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) National Executive Committee (NEC) faces a lawsuit from some of its members for withdrawing its affiliation from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).According to a letter of demand from Segadimo Legal Practice, the...

  • BDP BOMASE Regional Committee conflicted - Molebatsi

    Member of Parliament for Mmadinare, who is also Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Molebatsi Molebatsi has accused the BOMASE Regional Committee of conflict of interest.Molebatsi made the accusation in his appeal petition against the Botswana...

  • Democrats decry unfair primary elections

    The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) finds itself facing another uphill battle as some losers of the primary elections continue to lodge complaints against the election processes.The BDP held the second and last lap of Bulela-Ditswe this past weekend....

  • BOSETU quashes sexual harassment claims

    Botswana Sector Educators Union (BOSETU) has dismissed the alleged sexual harassment of a union employee as mere witch-hunt on the union leadership and management.This is according to the union’s Human Resource Department report on the matter seen...

  • Daylight robbery!

    Government has stirred debate over two controversial Bills that are likely to adversely affect the public purse given the country’s economic status.The Bills are the Former President (Pension and Retirement Benefits) and the Former Vice President...

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